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Method of Ornamenting the Surface of Jewelry, &c. No. 242,649. Pa tentedJune 7,188l.

WITNESSES INVENT OR ATTORNEYS UNITED STATES cast PATENT OFFICE.

\VILLIS H. HOWES, OF N YORK, N; Y., ASSIGNOR TO HALE & MULFORD, OF SAMEPLACE.

METHOD OF ORNAMENTING THE SURFACE OF JEWELRY, 800.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 242,649, dated June 7,1881.

Application filed April 14, 1881. (No model.)

To all rrhom it may concern:

Be it-known that l, WILLIS H. Howns, of the city, county, and State ofNew York, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Ornanientin gthe Surface of Jewelry and other Articles, of which the following is afull, clear and exact description.

Figure 1 is a plan view of a button to which my improvement has beenapplied. Fig. 2 is a sectional elevation of the same, taken through theline x a, Fig. 1. t

The object of this invention is to facilitate and eheapen theornamentation of buttons and other articles of jewelry.

The invention consists in coating the surface of the article to beornamented with borax and water or other flux, applying a. layer ofsuitable solder-filings, a layer of filings of gold or other metal, andanother layer of solderhlings, and heating the article suttieiently tomelt the solder and fasten the gold-filings in place, as will behereinafter fully described.

In carrying my invention into practical effeet, the surface to beornamented is coated with borax and water or other suitable flux, alittle mucilage being added, if desired, and is -then covered withsuitable solder-filings and heated snfiiciently to evaporate the waterand cause the solder to adhere to'the surface. The solder-filings arethen, coated with borax and water or other'snitable flux, and coveredwith suitable metalfilings by bringing the said surtacein contact with aheap of metal filings, by sprinkling the metal filings over the surface,

'or by applying the gold or other metal filings witha wet brush, and alayer of solder-filings is sprinkled over the metal filings. The articlethus prepared is then heatedsufliciently with a blow-pipe flame to meltthe solder and cause it to flow through all the interstices between theparticles of the metal filings, and thus sol-.

der the said metal particles securely in place, producing an appearancesimilar to heavy hammer-chasiu g, but superior in richness of finish.

This method of ornamentation can be ap plied to stock so light that itcould not be subjected to hammer-chasing without having its iihapcinjured and being thus rendered useess.

If desired, and especially when tlzielayer of metal filings is requiredto be thin, the inner layer of solder-filings can be omitted, the solder from the outside layer flowing through the interstices of the metalfilings sufficiently to secure the metal particles in place. 1

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent- 1. The method of ornamenting the surface of jewelryand other articles, substantially as herein shown and described, whichconsists in coating the article to be ornamented with borax and water orother suitable flux, applying a layer of gold or other metal filings andone or'more layers of solder-filings, and heating the articlesufliciently to melt the solder and. fasten the metal filings in place,as set forth.

2. As an improved article of manufacture, jewelry made substantially asherein shown and described, having its surface coated with metal filingssoldered to said snrface,'as set forth.

WILLIS H. HOWES. 'Witnesses:

Lnwrs J. MULFORD, FRED L. SMITH.

